More than two dozen Alaskans on NAHL rosters

PALMER — The North American Hockey League released the opening day rosters for its 26 teams Tuesday and there are 25 Alaskans slated to start the 2010-11 season skating in the Tier II Junior A league.

Of the 25 from the 49th state, two hail from the Mat-Su Valley. Former Colony standout Blake Huppert is entering his second season with the Palmer-based Alaska Avalanche, while former Wasilla all-state forward Trent Wohlers will begin his first junior season with the Kenai River Brown Bears.

The Brown Bears have the most Alaskans on a roster, with 10.

Huppert is one of five Avs playing in their home state, along with Anchorage’s Blake Mendenhall, Chase Van Allen, Zach Smith and Grant Dye.

There are 13 players from the Anchorage area and eight from Fairbanks.

The Avs drop the puck on the 2010-11 season against the Kenai River Brown Bears Friday at 7 p.m. at the Palmer Ice Arena.

— Jeremiah Bartz

Alaskans in the NAHL

Aberdeen Wings (1)

Matt Sanford, F, North Pole

Alaska Avalanche (5)

Blake Mendenhall, G, Anchorage

Chase Van Allen, D, Anchorage

Zach Smith, F, Anchorage

Blake Huppert, F, Wasilla

Grant Dye, F, Anchorage

Corpus Christi Ice Rays (2)

Navarone Copley, F, North Pole

Pheonix Copley, G, North Pole

Fairbanks Ice Dogs (4)

Jared Linnell, F, North Pole

Taylor Munson, F, Fairbanks

Alec Hajdukovich, F, Fairbanks

Robert Monfore, D, Chugiak

Fresno Monsters (1)

DJ Carnley, F, North Pole

Kenai River (10)

Josh Benton, G, Anchorage

Kegan Kiel, D, Kenai

Ray Stenehjem, D, Anchorage

Trent Wohlers, D, Wasilla

Bobby Murphy, F, Anchorage

Shane Topf, F, Eagle River

Brad Duwe, F, Soldotna

Matt Thompson, F, Anchorage

Connor Wright, F, Anchorage

Sean Muller, F, Anchorage

Port Huron Falcons (1)

Tyler Wilson, D, Anchorage

St. Louis Bandits (1)

Isak Quakenbush, F, Fairbanks